Collaborators and Acknowledgements
The Atlas of MS relies on extensive collaboration and support from MS organisations, clinicians, researchers, people affected by MS and other experts from around the world
We are thankful to Atlas of MS working group and expert advisors, who have been instrumental in guiding the development of the project, including the questionnaire, analysis and reporting.
Working Groups
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| María José Wuille-Bille | Argentina |
| Andrew Giles | Australia |
| Nora Kriauzaitė | Belgium |
| Benjamin Davis | Canada |
| Lasse Skovgaard | Denmark |
| Anna-Lena Roper | Germany |
| Renuka Malaker | India |
| Aoife Kirwan | Ireland |
| Prof. Mario Battaglia | Italy |
| Magdalena Fac-Skhirtladze & Marta Szantroch | Poland |
| Prof. Riadh Gouider | Tunisia |
| Arwenna Davis | UK |
| Dr. Tim Coetzee | USA |
Expert Advisors
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Prof. Ingrid van der Mei | Australia |
| Prof. Ruth Ann Marrie | Canada |
| Prof. Emmanuelle Leray | France |
| Dr. Joanna Laurson-Doube | Hong Kong |
| Prof. Kazuo Fujihara | Japan |
| Prof. Bernard Uitdehaag | Netherlands |
| Dr. Mona Alkhawajah | Saudi Arabia |
| Prof. Neil Robertson | UK |
| Dr. Nick La Rocca | USA |
| Dr. Mitchell T Wallin | USA |
We are also thankful too..
The key MS International Federation staff who contributed to the Atlas project were:
Rachel King, Peer Baneke, Nick Rijke, Ceri Angood Napier, Clare Walton, Anne Helme, Victoria Gilbert, Zoe Burr and Sarah Dobson.
World Health Organization and the European MS Platform
MSIF extends its thanks to the World Health Organization and the European MS Platform (EMSP) for their contribution to the initial edition of the Atlas of MS.
McKing Consulting Corporation
We would also like to thank epidemiology experts: Dr. Wendy Kaye and Dr. Lindsay Rechtman of McKing Consulting Corporation, in helping us administer the survey, conduct the analysis and in aiding our endeavours to improve the robustness and quality of the data.
Red Bullet and Osomi
We are also grateful to Red Bullet for the website/analytical tool and Osomi for the design of the logo, report and social media materials.
Country coordinators
We are most grateful to the following country coordinators and their colleagues for taking the time and effort to gather the information and data published in the Atlas:
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Prof. Jera Kruja | Albania |
| Prof. Smail Daoudi | Algeria |
| Prof. Adriana Carrá | Argentina |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Armenia |
| Prof. Ingrid van der Mei, Andrew Giles, Bea Beswick, Dr. Julia Morahan | Australia |
| Dr. Fritz Leutmezer | Austria |
| Prof. Nirmalendu Bikash Bhowmik | Bangladesh |
| Art Taradeiko | Belarus |
| Charles van der Straten Waillet | Belgium |
| Dr. Farrah Mateen | Bhutan |
| Prof. Jasminka Đelilović – Vranić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Dr. Alice Estevo Dias, Dr. Guilherme Sciascia Olival | Brazil |
| Dr. Prosper Masabarakiza | Burundi |
| Dr. Albertina Lima | Cabo Verde |
| Dr. Gams Massi Daniel | Cameroon |
| Prof. Helen Tremlett, Dr. Ruth Ann Marrie | Canada |
| Dr. Yangatimbi Emmanuel | Central African Republic |
| Francisca Moreira G, Verónica Cruchet Muñoz | Chile |
| Prof. Wei Qiu, Wenjing Luo, Xiaonan Zhong, Chunxin Liu, Jingqi Wang, Cong Li | China |
| Tanja Malbaša | Croatia |
| Margarita Ruiz Peraza | Cuba |
| Prof. Marios Pantzaris | Cyprus |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Czech Republic |
| Dr. Melinda Magyari | Denmark |
| Dr. Moulid Ali Maidal | Djibouti |
| Dr. Raul Comme Debroth, Dr. Deyanira Ramirez, Dr. Blanca Hernandez, Dr. Biani Santos, Dr. Awilda Candelario, Dr. Armando Guirado |
Dominican Republic |
| Dr. Correa Diaz Edgar Patricio, Dr. Jacome Sanchez Elisa Carolina, Dr. Ortiz Yepez Maria Angelica , Dr. Torres Herran Germaine Eleanor, Dr. Barrera Madera Raul |
Ecuador |
| Prof. Nevin M Shalaby | Egypt |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Estonia |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Ethiopia |
| Prof. Juhani Ruutiainen, Prof. Merja Soilu-Hänninen, Matias Viitala | Finland |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | France |
| Prof. Maia Beridze, Dr. Natia Merlan, Giorgi Chikvanaia, Prof. Nana Tatishvili, Ass. Prof. Sopia Bakhtadze | Georgia |
| Prof. Peter Flachenecker | Germany |
| Dr. Albert Akpalu, Dr. Patrick Adjei, Dr Fred Sarfo | Ghana |
| Dimitra Kalogianni, Eva Ioannidou, Kostas Mihalakis, Anastasios Orologas | Greece |
| Freddy Girón | Guatemala |
| Dr. Jude Hassan Charles | Haiti |
| Dr. N. Eunice Ramírez S | Honduras |
| Dr. Richard Li | Hong Kong |
| Dr. Cecilia Rajda, Prof. Samuel Komoly | Hungary |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Iceland |
| Prof. Kameshwar Prasad | India |
| Dr. Riwanti Estiasari, Dr. Hendro Birowo, Sucipto, Arthur H.P. Mawuntu | Indonesia |
| Dr. Reza HabibiSaravi, Ass. Prof. Hamed Cheraghmakani, Ass. Prof. Mahmud Abedini, Fariba Ghasemihamedani, Ass. Prof. SM Baghbanian | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| Prof. Hayder K. Hassoun, Prof. Akram Al Mahadawi, Dr. Sara Mahmod, Dr. Amanj Jamal Khidhir, Dr. Nawfal Shaheed Madhi |
Iraq |
| Aoife Kirwan | Ireland |
| Dr. Daniel Golan, Dr. Idit Lavi, Chen Segman, Nuriel Burak, Merzon Eugene, Green Ilan | Israel |
| Prof. Mario Alberto Battaglia | Italy |
| Dr. Noriko Isobe, Prof. Kazuo Fujihara | Japan |
| Dr. Dilraj Singh Sokhi | Kenya |
| Ass. Prof. Kamber Zeqiraj, Ema Zeqiraj, Valon Kryeziu | Kosovo |
| Dr. Raed Alroughani, Dr. Samar Ahmed | Kuwait |
| Dr. Kunduz Karbozova, Dr.Dzhaparalieva Nurzhan | Kyrgyzstan |
| Dr. Southanalinh Keovilayhong, Dr. Ketmany Phetsiriseng, Dr. Somchit Vorachit, Dr. Saysavath Keosodsay, Dathsada Souvanhnalath, Thatsaphone Keophanthouvong |
Lao, People’s Democratic Republic of |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Latvia |
| Dr. Bassem Yamout, Dr. Maya Zeineddine | Lebanon |
| Dr. Souad Ahmad Zoubi | Libya |
| Prof. Rasa Kizlaitiene | Lithuania |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Luxembourg |
| Dr. Yohane Gadama | Malawi |
| Dr. Shanthi Viswanathan | Malaysia |
| Dr. Josanne Aquilina | Malta |
| Dr. Verónica Rivas-Alonso, Prof. Jose Flores-Rivera, | Mexico |
| Prof. Vitalie Lisnic, Dr. Olesea Odainic | Moldova, Republic of |
| Dr. Jevto Erakovic, Dr. Ljiljana Radulovic | Montenegro |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Morocco |
| Dr. Ohnmar Ohnmar, Dr. Htet Htet Lin, Khine Yee Mon, Kyawt Oo Kay Thi Htay, Chaw Su Hlaing |
Myanmar |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Namibia |
| Dr. Raju Paudel | Nepal |
| Dr. Rinze F. Neuteboom | Netherlands |
| Dr. Deborah F Mason | New Zealand |
| Dr. Jorge Alberto Martínez Cerrato, Dr. Luis Garcia Valle, Dr. José Giroud Benitez | Nicaragua |
| Dr. Sidibe H. , Dr. Assadeck Hamid | Niger |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Nigeria |
| Ass. Prof. Igor Kuzmanovski, Dr. Bojan Boshkovski | North Macedonia |
| Dr. Abdullah Al-Asmi | Oman |
| Prof. Mohammad Wasay | Pakistan |
| Dr. Taleb El-Debas | Palestinian Authority |
| Dr. Fernando Gracia, Dr. Blas Armien | Panama |
| Prof. Fernando Hamuy Diaz de Bedoya, Dr. Cynthia Verónica Fleitas Cabrera | Paraguay |
| Dr. Darwin Vizcarra-Escobar, Dr. Edgar Rojas-Huerto, Dr. Rosario Josefina Fabián-Quillama, Dr. Valeria Desiree Parra-Payano, Dr. Luis Miguel Milla-Vera, Ana Chereque | Peru |
| Prof. Brola W. | Poland |
| Prof. Ana Martins da Silva | Portugal |
| Dr. Angel R. Chinea, Dr. Ivonne Vicente, Astrid Diaz, Lourdes Fernandez, Carlos Rios-Bedoya, Cristina Rubi | Puerto Rico |
| Prof. Ovidiu Alexandru Bajenaru | Romania |
| Prof. Alexey Boyko | Russian Federation |
| Dr. Susanna Guttmann | San Marino |
| Prof. Mohammed Al Jumah | Saudi Arabia |
| Prof. Tatjana Pekmezovic, Prof. Jelena Drulovic | Serbia |
| Ass. Prof. Kevin Tan, Ass. Prof. Terrence Thomas, Ass. Prof. Simon Robert Ling, Dr. Derek Soon Tuck Loong, Dr. Amy Quek May Lin, Dr. Furene Wang Sijia, Dr. Yong Kok Pin | Singapore |
| Dr. Beatrika Končan Vračko | Slovenia |
| Dr. Dominic Giampaolo | South Africa |
| Dr. Alfredo Rodriguez Antigüedad, Pedro Carrascal | Spain |
| Dr. Bimsara Senanayake | Sri Lanka |
| Dr. Mohammed Gasm Elseed Mohammed Elmahal, Dr. Eetidal Ahmed | Sudan |
| Kelsi Alexandra Smith, Prof Scott Montgomery, Peter Alping, Leszek Stawiarz, Jan Hillert | Sweden |
| Dr. Viktor von Wyl, Marco Kaufmann | Switzerland |
| Bassim Haik | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Dr. Chih- Chao Yang | Taiwan |
| Dr. Sasitorn Siritho | Thailand |
| Coordinator wished to remain anonymous | Timor-Leste |
| Prof. Komi Assogba, Dr. Kossivi Apetse | Togo |
| Prof. Riadh Gouider, Ass. Prof. Saloua Mrabet | Tunisia |
| Dr. Melih Tutuncu, Dr. Serkan Demir | Turkey |
| Dr. Olga Shulga, Prof. Tamara Mishchenko, Dr. Oksana Zheshko | Ukraine |
| Prof. Jihad Inshasi | United Arab Emirates |
| Prof. NP Robertson | United Kingdom |
| Dr. Nicholas G. LaRocca, Dr. Mitchell Wallin, Prof. Ruth Ann Marrie, Dr. Annette M. Langer-Gould, Dr. Timothy Coetzee |
United States of America |
| Prof. Carlos N. Ketzoian, Prof. Carlos Oehninger | Uruguay |
| Dr. Miguel Ángel Romero C. , Dr. Geraldine Orozco Escobar | Venezuela |
| Giyab Ali Abdullah Al-Ghalabi | Yemen |
| Dr. Deanna Saylor | Zambia |
Additional Country coordinators and collaborators
We would also like to thank those coordinators who provided data but who wished to remain anonymous.
Sponsors
MSIF would like to thank the following MS organisations and companies for making the 3rd edition of the Atlas of MS possible through their generous financial support: the National MS Society (NMSS – US), the MS society (UK), the Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (AISM/FISM – Italy), the Vanneau Trust, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Roche and Sanofi Genzyme.